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Choline vs Chopine - What's the difference?

choline | chopine |

As a noun choline

is .

As a verb chopine is

.

choline

Noun

(-)
  • (biochemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3]])3N+[[hydroxyl, OHX?. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation. Discovered by Andreas Strecker in 1862.
  • Derived terms

    * acetylcholine * phosphatidylcholine * thiocholine

    Synonyms

    * vitamin J (no longer considered a vitamin )

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    chopine

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 liters of fluid, 1/3 the volume of a standard bottle
  • A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries
  • Quotations

    * 1602 : , act 2 scene 2 lines 364-365 *: By'r lady, your ladyship is nearer to heaven *: than when I saw you last by the altitude of a chopine . * 1922 : , chapter 9 *: He creaked to and fro, tiptoing up nearer heaven by the altitude of a chopine

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